(19)
(11) EP 1 091 529 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/15

(21) Application number: 00402731.4

(22) Date of filing: 04.10.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04L 12/56, H04Q 11/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 08.10.1999 IT MI992101
08.10.1999 IT MI992102

(71) Applicant: ALCATEL
75008 Paris (FR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Huterer, Mario
    20052 Monza (Milano) (IT)
  • Schweizer, Livia Elena
    20135 Milano (IT)

(74) Representative: Menzietti, Domenico et al
Alcatel Intellectual Property Department, Via Trento, 30
20059 Vimercate (Milano)
20059 Vimercate (Milano) (IT)

   


(54) Telecommunication network node with multiprotocol capability, method of processing signals and telecommunication network comprising multiprotocol nodes


(57) A telecommunication network node capable of processing signals transmitted according to different protocols, namely a node with "multiprotocol" capability is described. The node according to the invention is able to combine in an optimum and flexible manner the homogeneous (or strictly shared out among the various types of traffic) payload of the frames coming into it. The node comprises means able to process the received frames and produce, according to the special needs, frames with homogeneous payloads and/or hybrid/multiprotocol payloads shared out in a flexible manner. The node according to the invention avoids the need to construct different networks for each type of transmission (SHD, PDH, IP, ATM, Ethernet, ...). Finally, a novel telecommunication frame and a novel telecommunication network are disclosed.






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